3rd Annual Light Up The Town Event In Saranac Lake

Some friendly competition unfolding in Saranac Lake for the 3rd Annual Light Up The Town event. Trim your home or business in your best decorations to show off your seasonal spirit. Get listed on a map that the community will use to tour the area and select the most jolly displays. Judging will be done … Read more

Algal Blooms On The Rise On Area Waters

More harmful algal blooms have been reported at more water bodies around the Tri-Lakes and the Adirondacks this fall than ever before. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports blooms have been confirmed on Lake Colby, Lower Saranac Lake and Moose Pond for the first time ever. Mirror Lake had a nearly lake-wide bloom earlier this month, … Read more

Community Composter Put To Test

AdkAction has a community-scale drum composter to distribute at no cost for a North Country site host. The location will be selected by mid-December and delivered as part of AdkAction’s Compost for Good project. Sun Community News reports the large drum composter is capable of processing up to 50,000 pounds (25 tons) of food scraps … Read more

Budget Adopted In Franklin County

Franklin County officially adopted the budget for fiscal year 2023 during the regular meeting of the legislative board Thursday at the courthouse in Malone. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, the spending plan includes no increase in the tax levy. Total appropriations rose slightly between the tentative and adopted budget, going from $118,284,501 to $119,936,717 … Read more

Amtrak’s Adirondack Line Presumed To Return

Amtrak’s Adirondack Line is presumed to return to service in the spring. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the rail line, which would travel from New York City to Montreal and make local stops in Plattsburgh and Rouses Point, was initially suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, when severe restrictions … Read more

Tupper Lake Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Case

A Tupper Lake woman was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury last month and has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 26 year old Alexa J. Gallagher was charged with second-degree murder, a felony, for allegedly killing her mother, 51 year old Melissa A. Guiswhite of Tupper Lake … Read more

No Athletes From Russia, Belarus At World University Games

Athletes from Russia and Belarus won’t be allowed to compete in the Lake Placid 2023 FISU Winter World University Games in response to the war in Ukraine. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, those athletes won’t compete in January’s Games in Lake Placid, as game officials follow the International Olympic Committee’s recommendation to exclude those … Read more

New Members In The Fold At Adirondack Foundation

Adirondack Foundation has welcomed three new staff members to its team: Jennifer Russell, Kathy Recchia and Brandy Hobson. Russell will serve as vice president of grants and programs, Recchia as office administrator and grants assistant, and Hobson as Adirondack Foundation’s senior accountant.

Area Woman Named To National Audubon Society Board

The National Audubon Society board has named Saranac Laker Shelly Cihan as one of its newest members. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Cihan was voted onto Audubon’s National Board of Directors at the board’s September meeting in New Mexico. She’ll act as a communication liaison between the national board and local Audubon chapters, specifically … Read more